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Wildlife Conservation Board

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Wildlife Conservation Board protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 45 employees with median total compensation of $123,423; the highest distinct record was $198,166.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$5.1M
Employees
45
Median total
$123,423
Highest record
$198,166

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 45 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($123,423) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $111,391 (98%)
  • Overtime — $0 (0%)
  • Other — $1,815 (2%)
  • Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$64,556
$88,492
$123,423
$129,708
$157,641

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $157,641 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $64,556. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)
10 · $123,448
Senior Right of Way Agent
7 · $129,301
Associate Governmental Program Analyst
5 · $80,923
C.E.A.
2 · $169,112
Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)
2 · $160,366

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$4.2M
—
45
—
$99,661
—
2024
$4.8M
▲ 14.6%
46
▲ 2.2%
$115,587
▲ 16.0%
2025
$5.1M
▲ 5.1%
45
▼ 2.2%
$123,423
▲ 6.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Heather Conn

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Wildlife Conservation Board

2025 total comp
$80,923
Base pay
$80,323
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$600
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,923
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$6,980
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5670015393804
Salary Total
$6,771
Total Pay
$80,923

At Wildlife Conservation Board, Heather Conn serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,923. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Michele Meza

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Wildlife Conservation Board

2025 total comp
$80,922
Base pay
$80,322
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$600
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,922
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$7,547
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5670015393803
Salary Total
$7,321
Total Pay
$80,922

Michele Meza is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Wildlife Conservation Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,922. Union affiliation: R01.

Mary Ahern

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Wildlife Conservation Board

2025 total comp
$77,668
Base pay
$77,068
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$600
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,668
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$6,920
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5670015393006
Salary Total
$6,712
Total Pay
$77,668

Mary Ahern holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Wildlife Conservation Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,668. They are represented by R01.